SpaceMouse
Fun Lover
On the other site there is yet another mitch and boan post about the high cost of model railroading. It is my contention that if you use the same energy creatively to save money as you do complaining, you'll have your layout done instead of stalled.
So what I'd like to do is see how veteran model railroaders beat the system.
I'll start the ball rolling.
I go to construction sites during insulation and I get scraps of 2" foam. I now have enough to do all the mountains of my basement layout for free.
I have 1000 popscicle sticks that I will use for building bridges and loading platforms. Cost: $3.25.
I buy selected lots of building on eBay and restore them with painting. Average cost of structures: $3-4
So what I'd like to do is see how veteran model railroaders beat the system.
I'll start the ball rolling.
I go to construction sites during insulation and I get scraps of 2" foam. I now have enough to do all the mountains of my basement layout for free.
I have 1000 popscicle sticks that I will use for building bridges and loading platforms. Cost: $3.25.
I buy selected lots of building on eBay and restore them with painting. Average cost of structures: $3-4